[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [The Pāli Canon](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada) › [Basket of Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp) › [Dīghanikāya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha) › [King Mahāsudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17) › 1.10 # King Mahāsudassana 1.10 Mahāsudassanasutta 1.10 - **Language:** Pāli ### [1.10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.1) Atha kho taṃ, ānanda, cakkaratanaṃ puratthimaṃ samuddaṃ ajjhogāhetvā paccuttaritvā dakkhiṇaṃ disaṃ pavatti …pe… > Then the wheel-treasure, having plunged into the eastern ocean and emerged again, rolled toward the south. … > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.2) dakkhiṇaṃ samuddaṃ ajjhogāhetvā paccuttaritvā pacchimaṃ disaṃ pavatti …pe… > Having plunged into the southern ocean and emerged again, it rolled toward the west. … > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.3) pacchimaṃ samuddaṃ ajjhogāhetvā paccuttaritvā uttaraṃ disaṃ pavatti, anvadeva rājā mahāsudassano saddhiṃ caturaṅginiyā senāya. > Having plunged into the western ocean and emerged again, it rolled toward the north, followed by the king together with his army of four divisions. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.4) Yasmiṃ kho panānanda, padese cakkaratanaṃ patiṭṭhāsi, tattha rājā mahāsudassano vāsaṃ upagacchi saddhiṃ caturaṅginiyā senāya. > In whatever place the wheel-treasure stood still, there the king came to stay together with his army. > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.5) Ye kho panānanda, uttarāya disāya paṭirājāno, te rājānaṃ mahāsudassanaṃ upasaṅkamitvā evamāhaṃsu: > And any opposing rulers of the northern quarter came to him and said, > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.6) ‘ehi kho, mahārāja, svāgataṃ te, mahārāja, sakaṃ te, mahārāja, anusāsa, mahārājā’ti. > ‘Come, Great King! Welcome, Great King! We are yours, Great King, instruct us.’ > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.7) Rājā mahāsudassano evamāha: > The king said, > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.8) ‘pāṇo na hantabbo, adinnaṃ na ādātabbaṃ, kāmesu micchā na caritabbā, musā na bhaṇitabbā, majjaṃ na pātabbaṃ, yathābhuttañca bhuñjathā’ti. > ‘Do not kill living creatures. Do not steal. Do not commit sexual misconduct. Do not lie. Do not drink liquor. Maintain the current level of taxation.’ > — King Mahāsudassana ### [1.10.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10.9) Ye kho panānanda, uttarāya disāya paṭirājāno, te rañño mahāsudassanassa anuyantā ahesuṃ. > And so the opposing rulers of the northern quarter became his vassals. > — King Mahāsudassana ## Translations (4) - [Kralj Mahasudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~sr-brankokovacevic.1.10.1) — sr - [Der König Mahāsudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~de-sabbamitta.1.10.1) — German - [King Mahāsudassana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~en-sujato.1.10.1) — English - [Legend of the Great King of Glory (Mahâ-sudassana-sutta)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17~en-rhysdavids1881.1.18) — English ## Linked texts (2) - [Cakkavattisutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.26.7.1) — Pāli - [Bālapaṇḍitasutta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.majjhima.129.35.9) — Pāli --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.theravada.sp.digha.17.1.10) · Pramāṇa